Luton-based arts organisation Revoluton Arts has been awarded £240,000 in new funding to continue its work connecting artists and communities across the town.
The three-year investment, from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Arts Fund, will support the group’s core activities between 2025 and 2028, helping to deliver more creative projects in neighbourhoods from Bury Park to Farley Hill and Marsh Farm.
Revoluton Arts, which has spent the past decade co-producing artistic events and workshops with residents and young creators, said the funding will help expand its mission to put Luton on the cultural map while forging links with similar communities elsewhere in the UK and overseas.
Lindsey Pugh, the group’s CEO and Creative Director, said: “Investment from Paul Hamlyn Foundation is testament to the power of our creative endeavours, co-created by the people of Luton and the artists they commission.
“This endorsement of Revoluton’s programme, centred on social change, brings new possibilities to deepen existing relationships and open horizons, connecting with new people and more places. It is fundamental to the achievement of our vision for communities to connect through creativity, locally and globally, uniting to define their positive futures.”
The new funding will allow Revoluton to continue matching artists with local communities to create ambitious, relevant and high-quality projects across the town, both in physical spaces and online.
Founded in 1987, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation is one of the UK’s largest independent grant-making organisations. It supports work that drives social change and aims to help everyone, particularly young people, realise their potential and enjoy creative and fulfilling lives.
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